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I do not identify with race

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Starlette McNeill — 6 Comments ↓

As American Christians, we say that we are ambassadors of Christ, yet we are unable to reconcile with others because of race. We allow our racial identity to dictate what part of Christ’s calling we will fulfill. We have more faith…

Tagged with: race, racial identity, reconcile
Posted in Racial Reconciliation, Theology

Your own personal Jesus

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Starlette McNeill — No Comments ↓

“Any time. Any place. Any race.”

Tagged with: Personal Jesus, race
Posted in Racial Reconciliation, Religion, Technology & Church, Theology

Evangelicals find “the heart of God” on immigration

Posted on March 5, 2013 by Alan Bean — 2 Comments ↓

American Evangelicals are gradually joining the push for immigration reform and the impetus behind this shift in emphasis is most apparent in Focus on the Family, a para-church organization founded by the controversial James Dobson. But Dr. Dobson has yielded…

Tagged with: American Family Association, Barack Obama, Christianity Today, Episcopal Church, Evangelicalism, Family Research Council, Focus on the Family, George W. Bush, Immigration, James Dobson, Jim Daly, Latino, parenting, Presbyterian Church (USA), Ronald Reagon, UCLA, United Methodist Church
Posted in Faithful Living, Public Policy, Racial Reconciliation, Religion

Perspectives on Immigration: cultural concerns

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Kevin Glenn — No Comments ↓

Immigration reform is an issue making headlines in our nation. Both sides of the political aisle discuss and debate the best way forward for the nation, while seeking to preserve both the laws of our land and the dignity of…

Tagged with: Culture, Deuteronomy, Immigration, Redemption
Posted in Faithful Living, Ministry, Missions, Racial Reconciliation, Social Issues

The new civil rights movement?

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Bert Montgomery — No Comments ↓

Despite what almost every single church sign says, openly LGBT people are NOT welcomed in most churches across the South and across America. Richard “Dick” Brogan was a personal friend and one of my heroes. Dick was a white Mississippi Baptist…

Tagged with: Broadman Commentary, bullying, civil rights, civil-rights movement, Dick Brogan, gay, gay rights, homosexual, LGBTQ, Martin Luther King Jr, Richard Brogan
Posted in Baptist History, Racial Reconciliation, Social Issues, Theology

Six assumptions that allow white evangelicals to flout biblical norms

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Alan Bean — No Comments ↓

By Alan Bean In The Rise of the Conservative Legal Movement, Steven Teles describes how the conservative movement was able to undermine and largely replace what he calls the Liberal Legal Network (LLN for short). By the late 1960s, liberal…

Tagged with: Criminal justice, Immigration, Liberal Legal Network, White evangelicals
Posted in Blog Posts, Public Policy, Racial Reconciliation

Perspectives on immigration: safety and security concerns

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Kevin Glenn — No Comments ↓

The issue of immigration is a subject of discussion and debate within the Christian community. Followers of Jesus have diverse perspectives on how to address economic, security, and cultural concerns. Having shared in previous posts the primary points of diversity…

Tagged with: borders, dialogue, Homeland Security, immigrant, Immigration, immigration reform, internationals, Neighbors, Politics
Posted in Blog Posts, Education, Faithful Living, Generational Differences, Leadership, Ministry, Missiology, Missions, Public Policy, Racial Reconciliation, Religion, Religious News Voices, Social Issues, Theology, Young Baptists

What if Jesus were gay?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Zachary Bailes — 39 Comments ↓

Wendell Berry has effectively stirred the pot. In my homestate, Kentucky, at my alma mater, Georgetown College, Berry spoke about gay marriage. He spoke to the cultural palpitations revealing a diseased spirit. It’s a spirit steeped in hate, and maligned…

Tagged with: Bayard Rustin, Dorothy Day, gay, gay marriage, Georgetown College, Hegel, homosexual, Howard Thurman, Jesus, Jesus and the Disinherited, LGBTQ, Native Americans, oppression, poor, race, Roger Williams, Wendell Berry, Williams James
Posted in Marriage, Public Policy, Racial Reconciliation, Religion, Social Issues, Young Baptists

A house divided still

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Alan Bean — No Comments ↓

Stephen Spielberg’s “Lincoln” pulled in $34 million over the Thanksgiving weekend, running a distant but respectable third behind the new Twilight and James Bond movies. When I saw the film over the weekend, the audience applauded as the credits rolled.…

Tagged with: American social history, Doris Kearns-Goodwin, immigration reform, Lincoln, Martinez de Vara, New Yorker, Religion and Politics, Ryan Lizza, Stephen Spielberg, Team of Rivals
Posted in Baptist History, Leadership, Ministry, Movies, Public Policy, Racial Reconciliation, Social Issues

Worlds colliding

Posted on August 13, 2012 by Peggy Haymes — No Comments ↓

As a pioneer in the field of grief, Elisabeth Kubler-Ross used to hold workshops all over the world. In these workshops people didn’t just learn about grief; they had a chance to do deep grieving of their own. A friend…

Tagged with: change, community, dialogue, Grace, hope, Margins, mental health, Relationships, Spirituality, wellness
Posted in Health & Wholeness, Healthy Living, Leadership, Mental Health, Ministry, Racial Reconciliation, Social Issues